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2024 Elections

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2020 Elections

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Trump Makes a New Push to ‘Decouple’ U.S. From China

Trump administration officials are getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas. [...]

Trump Targets a Plane China Sees as a Power Symbol

Beijing has high hopes for its C919 single-aisle jet after years of delay, but the plane depends on engines, avionics and other gear from Western companies. [...]

Export Controls Are Endangering the Fragile U.S.-China Truce

Just two and a half weeks after agreeing to suspend tariffs, both countries are using export controls to disrupt each other’s key industries. [...]

Musk’s Drug Use, Uncertainty on Trump’s Tariffs, and a Reversal on Pride Month

Plus, a Friday news quiz. [...]

Elon Musk Departs Trump Administration With Powerful Friends in Place

President Trump will send off the world’s richest man in a news conference on Friday at the White House. [...]

White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist. [...]

How Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans

A new DOGE tally claims that erasing rules on credit card fees, appliance standards and health insurance “saves the American people” money. Data show the opposite. [...]

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies. [...]

Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama on Trump’s Campaign Trail

As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known. [...]

Tariff Ruling Gives Businesses Hope, but They’re Soon Unmoored Again

Companies welcomed a court decision striking down President Trump’s tariffs. Then a stay of that ruling left no one breathing easy. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Gaza subjected to forced starvation, top UN official tells BBC

Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary general of humanitarian affairs, says "we're seeing food set on the borders and not being allowed in". [...]

US says China trade talks have stalled as Trump tariffs temporarily reinstated

The US treasury secretary says Trump and Xi Jinping may need to get directly involved in talks. [...]

Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria

Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say. [...]

Ukraine awaiting Russia peace proposal ahead of Istanbul talks

Russia says it is sending its negotiating team to Istanbul for a second round of talks. [...]

How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine

Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine. [...]

It's Musk's last day - what has he achieved at the White House?

The tech billionaire and Doge have spearheaded dramatic changes in the US government and Washington. [...]

New Banksy mystery location revealed

The new piece of street art depicts the shadow of a lighthouse emerging out of a bollard. [...]

Five musicians murdered in suspected Mexican cartel killing

Nine alleged members of the Gulf Cartel have been arrested. [...]

Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout

The main suspect in the murder of Olorato Mongale was found by police on Friday morning. [...]

US government health report cited non-existent sources, academics say

Authors of several studies cited in the report told news outlets they did not write them and the studies did not exist. [...]

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